Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Mine is the School of Life

      My school has no walls
         or ‘administrators’
      No hall passes or bells

      Mine is the school of life
      ‘On-the-job training’
      without a life coach

        Every day
          a new challenge
          a rare opportunity
          a singular test or two

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Kim Rodrigues June 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM And mine had no particular mentor. Thankfully had person or two jolt me with their words that electrified my brain to gain perspective, enlightenment. Of course, I have God and He is my light!

David Crandall June 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM so true! and sometimes, if you fail or succeed, you get instead feedback, and sometimes it is delayed!

sara Etgen-Baker June 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM on-the-job training creates depth and wisdom. Sometimes the only coach any of us have is God himself, right? He's certainly given me an adequate share of challenges :-)

Deb M June 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM Best school ever BB....love this poem.! Debx Deb M June 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM Indeed BB ha!! Gershon Wolf June 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM Only when BB is the teacher, eh? lol. Thanks, Deb

Karen Jones June 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM All the best students learn from the school of life of hard knocks! Gershon Wolf June 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM That's right, and we ought to know! lol. Thanks, Karen

Oliver Mckeithan June 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM Aint that the truth. Very true. Gershon Wolf June 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM It shore 'nuff is. lol. Thanks, Oliver

Sara Kendrick June 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM You've got that one correct. New lessons I am having every day plus a large number of tests ..Sara K Gershon Wolf June 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM There you go, Sara. Wishing you fewer of those tests

John Lawless June 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM just show up with two sharpened No 2 pencils, ... "En garde", parry , thrust, OUCH!!!! Gershon Wolf June 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM I guess I won't erase this comment after all, John.